Thank you for the IDs! I got the skimmer a few posts ago, but I had more or less given up on the terns, although royal tern was one of my guesses. I have very little experience with shore birds, so the learning curve is steep. I really love seeing them...learning new birds is very exciting! So thanks!

You are so beautiful, Dani! You fit the standard Poodle very much. I have been enjoying your posts, although I haven't been very good about commenting. And I love comments so I promise to be better. :)

Losing pets is one of the very hardest things that happens. They are so close to us, never judge, and are always, always happy to just be with us. The time with them is never enough.

Love the feathers fluffing in the wind. Your photos are always so beautiful. I love what Martin Luther said regarding the death of a pet: Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.Martin Luther